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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number

811- 7502

 

 

 

Dreyfus International Funds, Inc.

 

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York  10166

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

Michael A. Rosenberg, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York  10166

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 

(212) 922-6000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

5/31

 

Date of reporting period:

5/31/2011

 

             

 

 

 

 

The following N-CSR relates only to the Registrant's series listed below and does not affect the other series of the Registrant, which has a different fiscal year end and, therefore, different N-CSR reporting requirements.  A separate N-CSR Form will be filed for the remaining series as appropriate.

 

Dreyfus Emerging Markets Fund

 


 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.                        Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

 

 

Item 2.                        Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.  There have been no amendments to, or waivers in connection with, the Code of Ethics during the period covered by this Report.

Item 3.                        Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant's Board has determined that David P. Feldman, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").   David P. Feldman is "independent" as defined by the SEC for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.

Item 4.                        Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)  Audit Fees.  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $41,463 in 2010 and $40,920 in 2011.

 

(b)  Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were $5,382 in 2010 and $6,000 in 2011. These services consisted of one or more of the following: (i) agreed upon procedures related to compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 817(h), (ii) security counts required by Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (iii) advisory services as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of Registrant transactions or events and (iv) advisory services to the accounting or disclosure treatment of the actual or potential impact to the Registrant of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for non-audit assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-investment adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant ("Service Affiliates"), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the Service Affiliate, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $-0- in 2010 and $-0- in 2011.

 

(c)  Tax Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning ("Tax Services") were $6,058 in 2010 and $6,390 in 2011. These services consisted of: (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments; (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held, and (iv) determination of Passive Foreign Investment Companies. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Tax

 


 




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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views.These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value



 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the Chairman and CEO

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Fund Performance

8     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

8     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

9     

Statement of Investments

16     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

17     

Statement of Operations

18     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

20     

Financial Highlights

24     

Notes to Financial Statements

36     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

37     

Important Tax Information

38     

Information About the Renewal of the Fund’s Management Agreement

43     

Board Members Information

45     

Officers of the Fund

 

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Back Cover



Dreyfus
Emerging Markets Fund

The Fund


A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Emerging Markets Fund, covering the 12-month period from June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

The global economy appears to have hit a soft patch so far in 2011 after accelerating over the second half of 2010. Disappointing labor, housing and manufacturing data in certain key markets have come at a time of higher energy prices and some tightening of monetary policy. In our view, the current slowdown should be relatively brief as the world recovers from the supply shocks created by weather impacts on food production, the decline in Libyan oil exports and supply-chain disruptions stemming from Japan’s natural and nuclear disasters. International stock markets produced mostly positive results in this choppy economic environment, as equities in both developed and emerging markets were buoyed by rising corporate earnings, better-than-expected business conditions in Europe and robust ongoing industrial demand from developing nations such as China.

We remain optimistic as the global economy moves through the middle stages of its cycle. Indeed, global macroeconomic policy generally has remained stimulative despite the recent efforts of some central banks to forestall inflationary pressures.We continue to expect sustainable economic growth in most regions outside of peripheral Europe, as well as a rising but volatile uptrend in inflation. As always, to determine how these forces may affect your investments, we urge you to talk regularly with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
June 15, 2011

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011, as provided by D. Kirk Henry, Portfolio Manager

Portfolio and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2011, Dreyfus Emerging Markets Fund’s Class A shares produced a total return of 24.54%, Class B shares returned 23.22%, Class C shares returned 23.54% and Class I shares returned 24.90%.1 In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (“MSCI EM Index”), achieved a 30.53% total return for the same period.2

Despite bouts of heightened volatility, emerging markets stocks advanced during the reporting period in a recovering global economy. The fund’s returns were lower than its benchmark, primarily due to an underweight position in cyclical industries, such as base metal producers and South Korean capital goods manufacturers.These stocks had reached valuations we considered expensive, given visible margin pressure and waning Chinese demand.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks long-term capital growth. In seeking to do so, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the stocks of companies organized, or with a majority of assets or business, in emerging market countries generally represented in the MSCI EM Index. Normally, the fund will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in any single emerging market country.We identify potential investments through quantitative and fundamental research, using a value-oriented, research-driven approach that emphasizes individual stock selection over economic and industry trends.We assess how a stock is valued relative to its intrinsic worth, the company’s efficiency and profitability, and the presence of a catalyst that could trigger an increase in the stock’s price in the near- or mid-term.

Shifting Investor Sentiment Sparked Market Volatility

The reporting period began in the midst of robust economic growth in the emerging markets, which stood in stark contrast to a sluggish rebound in more developed markets. Unlike their counterparts in the United States and Europe, financial institutions in Emerging Asia and

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Latin America did not suffer massive loan losses, and most emerging market governments are not struggling with heavy debt burdens. As a result, investors continued to favor emerging markets, sending stocks higher over the summer of 2010.

In the fall, however, investors began to grow concerned regarding mounting inflationary pressures. Some central banks, including China’s and India’s, tightened their monetary policies to fight inflation, even as more developed parts of the world maintained aggressively accommodative stances. Heavier banking reserve requirements, higher short-term interest rates and other measures were introduced to reduce lending activity and associated inflationary pressures. Investment sentiment weakened further as tension mounted in North Africa and the Middle East.

These developments triggered a pause in the previously robust advance of several emerging stock markets. Stocks in China, India and Brazil lagged broader global market averages, while smaller markets –Thailand, Columbia, Chile and Indonesia – fared better. Producers of natural resources held up relatively well, especially Russia, over the reporting period’s second half, while consumers of those resources generally faltered.

Stock Selections Produced Mixed Results

Although the fund participated in the emerging markets’ gains to a significant degree, relative performance was constrained by the fund’s relatively light holdings of metals-and-mining companies, which gained value when copper and other base metals surged higher. Many of these companies did not meet our valuation criteria, and the fund did not participate fully in their gains.The fund also suffered shortfalls in South Korea, primarily due to unfortunate timing in the sale of automotive stocks and our decision to avoid ship builders and construction companies that are dependent on Chinese expansion.

In the materials sector, India Cements declined amid general economic weakness and intensifying competitive pressures. In South Africa, engineering and construction company Murray & Roberts Holdings suffered when certain project costs came in higher than expected. In China, retailer China Dongxiang Group encountered merchandising problems.

On a more positive note, the fund achieved better results in other areas. Limited exposure to Chinese banks helped the fund avoid the

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financial sector’s weakness in a rising interest-rate environment, and the fund scored individual successes with feedstock producers and Guangzhou Automobile Group. Malayan Banking fared relatively well, as did casino operator Genting Malaysia. The fund’s stock selection strategy in Brazil and Thailand also bolstered relative performance. Finally, limited exposure to stocks in Egypt helped cushion the impact of political turmoil in the Middle East.

Adjusting to the Middle Stages of the Economic Cycle

We have been encouraged by continued above-trend growth in the world’s emerging markets, but we appear to have reached the middle stages of the economic cycle. Consequently, we have adopted a generally defensive investment posture in which we seek to add value through companies that, in our judgment, are able to weather bouts of market volatility stemming from rising inflationary pressures and strengthening currencies.We have found opportunities meeting our investment criteria in Brazil and China, where we have established mildly overweighted positions. We also have identified a number of potential opportunities among small- and midcap stocks in India that may have been overlooked by many investors. From an industry group perspective, we have favored companies in the information technology and telecommunications services sectors over those in the materials sector.

June 15, 2011

  Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment 
  style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the 
  fund’s prospectus. 
  Investing internationally involves special risks, including changes in currency exchange rates, 
  political, economic and social instability, a lack of comprehensive company information, differing 
  auditing and legal standards and less market liquidity.These risks generally are greater with 
  emerging market countries than with more economically and politically established foreign countries. 
1  Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid and does not take into 
  consideration the maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares, or the applicable 
  contingent deferred sales charges imposed on redemptions in the case of Class B and Class C 
  shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Past performance is no 
  guarantee of future results. Share price, yield and investment return fluctuate such that upon 
  redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. 
2  SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of gross dividends and, where applicable, 
  capital gain distributions.The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets (MSCI 
  EM) Index is a market capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of the 
  market structure of select designated emerging market countries in Europe, Latin America and the 
  Pacific Basin. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. 

 

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FUND PERFORMANCE


  Source: Lipper Inc. 
††  The total return figures presented for Class B and Class C shares of the fund reflect the performance of the fund’s 
  Class A shares for the period prior to November 15, 2002 (the inception date for Class B and Class C shares 
  respectively), adjusted to reflect the applicable sales load for each share class. The total return figures presented for 
  Class I shares of the fund reflect the performance of the fund’s Class A shares for the period prior to November 15, 
  2002 (the inception date for Class I shares). 
Past performance is not predictive of future performance. 
The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in each of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I shares 
of Dreyfus Emerging Markets Fund on 5/31/01 to a $10,000 investment made in the Morgan Stanley Capital 
International Emerging Markets Index (the “Index”) on that date.All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested. 
The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A 
shares and all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes. Performance for Class B shares assumes the conversion of 
Class B shares to Class A shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.The Index is a market 
capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of 21 emerging market countries 
in Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Basin.The Index excludes closed markets and those shares in otherwise free 
markets that are not purchasable by foreigners.The Index includes gross dividends reinvested.These factors can contribute to 
the Index potentially outperforming the fund. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other 
expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense 
reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report. 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 5/31/11       
 
  Inception       
  Date  1 Year  5 Years  10 Years 
Class A shares         
with maximum sales charge (5.75%)  6/28/96  17.35%  8.72%  14.37% 
without sales charge  6/28/96  24.54%  10.02%  15.05% 
Class B shares         
with applicable redemption charge   11/15/02  19.22%  8.87%  14.66%††† 
without redemption  11/15/02  23.22%  9.03%  14.66%††† 
Class C shares         
with applicable redemption charge ††  11/15/02  22.54%  9.17%  14.32%††† 
without redemption  11/15/02  23.54%  9.17%  14.32%††† 
Class I shares  11/15/02  24.90%  10.24%  15.31%††† 
Morgan Stanley Capital         
International Emerging         
Markets Index    30.53%  12.04%  16.48% 

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not 
reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. 
  The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 4%.After six years Class B shares convert to 
  Class A shares. 
††  The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the 
  date of purchase. 
†††  The total return performance figures presented for Class B and Class C shares of the fund reflect the performance of 
  the fund’s Class A shares for the period prior to November 15, 2002 (the inception date for Class B and Class C 
  shares respectively), adjusted to reflect the applicable sales load for each share class.The total return performance 
  figures presented for Class I shares of the fund reflect the performance of the fund’s Class A shares for the period 
  prior to November 15, 2002 (the inception date for Class I shares). 

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Emerging Markets Fund from December 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment       
assuming actual returns for the six months ended May 31, 2011     
  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class I 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 8.99  $ 14.11  $ 13.03  $ 7.90 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,071.30  $1,065.00  $1,066.10  $1,072.00 

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES 
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited) 

 

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment       
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended May 31, 2011 
  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class I 
Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 8.75  $ 13.74  $ 12.69  $ 7.70 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,016.26  $1,011.27  $1,012.32  $1,017.30 

 

Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.74% for Class A, 2.74% for Class B, 2.53% for Class C and 1.53% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
May 31, 2011 

 

Common Stocks—94.6%  Shares    Value ($) 
Brazil—15.4%       
Banco Santander Brasil, ADS  1,673,760    19,013,914 
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras  719,462    10,214,514 
Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais  311,800    6,244,893 
Cielo  305,847    7,618,301 
Fibria Celulose, ADR  626,100    9,748,377 
Gerdau, ADR  1,362,280    15,025,948 
Grendene  729,705    4,069,976 
Itau Unibanco Holding, ADR  680,296    15,531,158 
JBS  4,461,000 a  16,003,334 
Magnesita Refratarios  1,280,300 a  6,086,040 
Petroleo Brasileiro, ADR  1,801,110    60,036,793 
Porto Seguro  122,010    1,893,852 
Redecard  1,028,400    15,513,180 
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes, ADR  530,705    9,483,698 
Vale, ADR  499,420    16,111,289 
      212,595,267 
China—14.4%       
Asia Cement China Holdings  3,411,000    2,670,615 
Bank of Communications, Cl. H  3,484,000    3,631,374 
Beijing Capital International Airport, Cl. H  19,588,000  a  9,252,730 
China Coal Energy, Cl. H  6,850,000    9,277,317 
China Construction Bank, Cl. H  11,214,809    10,617,529 
China Dongxiang Group  34,901,000    11,225,493 
China Life Insurance, Cl. H  4,334,000    15,186,710 
China Petroleum & Chemical, ADR  40,411    4,035,543 
China Railway Construction, Cl. H  7,697,500    6,982,872 
China Railway Group, Cl. H  13,572,000    6,864,338 
Guangzhou Automobile Group, Cl. H  8,314,603    9,293,211 
Huaneng Power International, ADR  179,380    4,202,873 
Huaneng Power International, Cl. H  11,779,600    6,895,339 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Cl. H  31,182,590    26,165,721 
Maanshan Iron & Steel, Cl. H  6,736,000    3,259,234 
Mindray Medical International, ADR  343,280    9,972,284 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares    Value ($) 
China (continued)       
Perfect World, ADR  368,950 a  8,725,668 
PetroChina, ADR  41,720    6,012,686 
PetroChina, Cl. H  11,778,000    17,007,925 
Renhe Commercial Holdings  66,322,000    11,853,388 
Shanda Games, ADR  150,316 a  1,073,256 
Sinotrans, Cl. H  24,073,500    5,858,039 
TPV Technology  6,619,630    3,890,307 
Weiqiao Textile, Cl. H  4,830,100    3,674,590 
Zhejiang Expressway, Cl. H  1,362,000    1,072,501 
      198,701,543 
Egypt—.5%       
Commercial International Bank Egypt  1,237,039    6,557,847 
Hong Kong—4.5%       
BYD Electronic International  15,659,500 a  8,060,673 
China Mobile  2,134,500    19,489,629 
China Mobile, ADR  148,690    6,805,541 
China Power International Development  30,299,872    7,375,622 
Global Bio-Chem Technology Group  32,064,980    8,708,854 
NWS Holdings  5,081,229    7,394,612 
Shanghai Industrial Holdings  1,134,000    4,152,722 
      61,987,653 
India—8.9%       
Bank of India  342,078    3,372,056 
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals  1,223,236    8,270,672 
Hindustan Petroleum  996,410    8,387,015 
India Cements  6,021,288    11,279,845 
Jubilant Life Sciences  2,080,328    7,438,752 
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam  3,550,200  a  3,570,300 
NMDC  1,456,211    8,671,693 
Oriental Bank of Commerce  222,080    1,717,693 
Reliance Industries  1,325,810    27,943,661 
Rolta India  2,859,800    8,794,464 
State Bank of India  299,660    15,275,323 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares    Value ($) 
India (continued)       
State Bank of India, GDR  47,230 b  4,954,427 
Steel Authority of India  1,926,370   6,013,088 
Sterlite Industries India  1,935,110 a  7,317,896 
Sterlite Industries India, ADR  1,010 a  15,706 
      123,022,591 
Indonesia—1.7%       
Aneka Tambang  5,513,500    1,389,191 
Astra Agro Lestari  545,000    1,507,221 
Indosat  8,511,000    5,236,051 
Medco Energi Internasional  26,424,500    8,051,795 
Telekomunikasi Indonesia  8,961,000    8,076,332 
      24,260,590 
Malaysia—1.9%       
Genting Malaysia  7,225,580    8,669,386 
Malayan Banking  3,107,188    9,197,210 
Tenaga Nasional  3,654,937    8,632,705 
      26,499,301 
Mexico—2.3%       
America Movil, ADR, Ser. L  169,870    8,952,149 
Consorcio ARA  6,376,400    3,530,798 
Desarrolladora Homex, ADR  300,320 a  7,216,690 
Grupo Continental  1,048,837    3,992,804 
Grupo Financiero Banorte, Cl. O  1,460,300    6,791,065 
Industrias CH, Ser. B  396,700 a  1,445,322 
      31,928,828 
Philippines—.4%       
Bank of the Philippine Islands  3,884,860    4,999,693 
Poland—1.2%       
Asseco Poland  567,894    10,960,048 
Bank Pekao  66,360    4,104,568 
Telekomunikacja Polska  201,360    1,325,471 
      16,390,087 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
Russia—4.6%     
Gazprom, ADR  2,265,020  33,273,144 
Lukoil, ADR  198,465  12,731,530 
Rosneft Oil, GDR  470,840 b  4,065,703 
VimpelCom, ADR  985,300  13,873,024 
    63,943,401 
South Africa—7.9%     
Anglo American Platinum  179,640  17,171,752 
ArcelorMittal South Africa  336,295  4,039,283 
JD Group  1,168,334  7,563,759 
MTN Group  461,890  9,817,201 
Murray & Roberts Holdings  2,293,534  9,466,656 
Nedbank Group  537,770  11,799,536 
Sappi  1,220,491 a  6,528,664 
Sasol  110,360  5,871,952 
Sasol, ADR  8,250  442,365 
Standard Bank Group  2,044,065  30,764,449 
Telkom  1,021,587  5,460,184 
    108,925,801 
South Korea—16.4%     
CJ Cheiljedang  40,905  9,136,426 
Grand Korea Leisure  612,300  9,715,063 
Hite Brewery  64,585  7,071,884 
Hyundai Development  296,120  7,803,863 
Jinro  111,260  3,716,576 
KB Financial Group  343,430  16,431,363 
KB Financial Group, ADR  51,408  2,462,957 
Korea Electric Power  322,705 a  8,938,257 
Korea Electric Power, ADR  54,510 a  748,967 
Korea Exchange Bank  2,123,350  18,358,177 
Korean Reinsurance  385,688  4,511,902 
KT&G  166,510  9,777,679 
KT, ADR  238,730  4,349,661 
LG Electronics  133,483  12,062,344 
Nong Shim  50,457  11,764,334 

 

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Common Stocks (continued)  Shares  Value ($) 
South Korea (continued)     
POSCO  22,988  9,353,443 
POSCO, ADR  18,320  1,869,006 
Samsung Electronics  34,964  29,307,647 
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance  34,147  6,548,681 
Shinhan Financial Group  121,538  5,480,408 
Shinsegae  41,416 c  10,362,155 
SK Chemicals  68,276  4,170,973 
SK Telecom  53,654  7,949,664 
SK Telecom, ADR  250,940  4,439,129 
Tong Yang Life Insurance  922,080  10,306,031 
Yuhan  87,641  10,965,267 
    227,601,857 
Taiwan—10.2%     
Asia Cement  2,209,350  3,055,213 
AU Optronics  3,473,000 a  2,862,224 
AU Optronics, ADR  1,406,930 a  11,466,480 
Chinatrust Financial Holding  4,835,807  4,317,434 
First Financial Holding  3,243,775  2,797,116 
HON HAI Precision Industry  3,609,016  12,700,245 
KGI Securities  8,787,000  4,659,846 
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board  3,625,486  14,631,771 
Novatek Microelectronics  2,177,000  7,464,400 
Powertech Technology  2,090,000  7,813,916 
Quanta Computer  709,000  1,614,195 
Siliconware Precision Industries  2,610,000  3,495,933 
SinoPac Financial Holdings  29,516,103  13,778,653 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing  3,708,638  9,914,526 
Tatung  11,595,380 a  5,466,084 
Transcend Information  2,942,940  8,661,574 
United Microelectronics  25,152,445  13,015,015 
United Microelectronics, ADR  132,650  360,808 
Young Fast Optoelectronics  1,975,000 a  13,461,528 
    141,536,961 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Common Stocks (continued)  Shares    Value ($) 
Thailand—.7%       
Bangkok Bank  878,060    4,738,302 
Kasikornbank  1,238,400    5,170,595 
      9,908,897 
Turkey—1.7%       
Asya Katilim Bankasi  2,734,680 a  4,523,673 
Turk Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari  1    2 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri  640,740 a  3,565,131 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, ADR  126,860 a  1,784,920 
Turkiye Is Bankasi, Cl. C  4,257,421    13,311,527 
      23,185,253 
United Kingdom—1.1%       
African Barrick Gold  1,681,750    12,587,535 
JKX Oil & Gas  608,128    2,854,070 
      15,441,605 
United States—.8%       
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund  232,290    11,273,034 
Total Common Stocks       
(cost $1,210,005,536)      1,308,760,209 
 
Preferred Stocks—1.1%       
Brazil;       
Cia de Tecidos do Norte de Minas—Coteminas  973,648    2,838,714 
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais  404,257    7,584,222 
Gerdau  56,400    618,783 
Itau Unibanco Holding  170,900    3,882,146 
Total Preferred Stocks       
(cost $9,752,703)      14,923,865 

 

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Other Investment—1.7%  Shares  Value ($) 
Registered Investment Company;     
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred     
Plus Money Market Fund     
(cost $24,000,000)  24,000,000 d  24,000,000 
 
Total Investments (cost $1,243,758,239)  97.4%  1,347,684,074 
Cash and Receivables (Net)  2.6%  36,239,890 
Net Assets  100.0%  1,383,923,964 
 
ADR—American Depository Receipts     
ADS—American Depository Shares     
GDR—Global Depository Receipts     

 

a Non-income producing security. 
b Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be resold in 
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.At May 31, 2011, these securities 
were valued at $9,020,130 or .7% of net assets. 
c The valuation of this security has been determined in good faith by management under the direction of the Board of 
Directors.At May 31, 2011, the value of this security amounted to $10,362,155 or .7% of net assets. 
d Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

 

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)     
 
  Value (%)    Value (%) 
Financial  23.4  Utilities  4.4 
Information Technology  14.5  Industrial  4.3 
Energy  14.5  Health Care  2.6 
Materials  11.4  Money Market Investment  1.7 
Telecommunication Services  8.3  Exchange Traded Funds  .8 
Consumer Discretionary  6.2     
Consumer Staples  5.3    97.4 
 
† Based on net assets.       
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
May 31, 2011 

 

      Cost  Value 
Assets ($):         
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments:     
Unaffiliated issuers      1,219,758,239  1,323,684,074 
Affiliated issuers      24,000,000  24,000,000 
Cash        5,846,382 
Cash denominated in foreign currencies    16,600,855  16,695,488 
Receivable for investment securities sold      9,149,206 
Dividends and interest receivable        7,035,937 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed      2,042,799 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign       
currency exchange contracts—Note 4      976 
Prepaid expenses        41,004 
        1,388,495,866 
Liabilities ($):         
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(c)    1,957,754 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed      1,759,769 
Payable for investment securities purchased      358,892 
Accrued expenses        495,487 
        4,571,902 
Net Assets ($)        1,383,923,964 
Composition of Net Assets ($):         
Paid-in capital        1,224,141,413 
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net      6,733,354 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments      48,855,912 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)       
on investments and foreign currency transactions      104,193,285a 
Net Assets ($)        1,383,923,964 
 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share         
  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class I 
Net Assets ($)  586,912,395  411,458  38,507,391  758,092,720 
Shares Outstanding  43,927,963  32,172  2,945,582  56,379,112 
Net Asset Value Per Share ($)  13.36  12.79  13.07  13.45 
 
a Net of $266,270 deferred capital gains country tax.       
See notes to financial statements.         

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 
Year Ended May 31, 2011 

 

Investment Income ($):   
Income:   
Cash dividends (net of $3,428,914 foreign taxes withheld at source):   
Unaffiliated issuers  29,445,190 
Affiliated issuers  50,761 
Interest  28,523 
Total Income  29,524,474 
Expenses:   
Management fee—Note 3(a)  15,347,240 
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(c)  3,163,935 
Custodian fees—Note 3(c)  1,485,937 
Distribution fees—Note 3(b)  240,423 
Registration fees  136,608 
Professional fees  127,753 
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  121,943 
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(d)  80,478 
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  14,428 
Interest expense—Note 2  10,859 
Miscellaneous  59,630 
Total Expenses  20,789,234 
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(c)  (1,240) 
Net Expenses  20,787,994 
Investment Income—Net  8,736,480 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):   
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions  146,352,669 
Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts  (200,790) 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  146,151,879 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on   
investments on foreign currency transactions  76,747,895 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on   
forward foreign currency exchange contracts  10,390 
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  76,758,285 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  222,910,164 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  231,646,644 
 
See notes to financial statements.   

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    Year Ended May 31, 
  2011  2010 
Operations ($):     
Investment income—net  8,736,480  7,594,198 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  146,151,879  70,647,035 
Net unrealized appreciation     
(depreciation) on investments  76,758,285  59,719,624 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
Resulting from Operations  231,646,644  137,960,857 
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):     
Investment income—net:     
Class A Shares  (2,361,035)  (6,761,877) 
Class C Shares    (133,704) 
Class I Shares  (4,326,880)  (3,134,864) 
Total Dividends  (6,687,915)  (10,030,445) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):     
Net proceeds from shares sold:     
Class A Shares  204,584,783  215,398,787 
Class B Shares  246,742  558,739 
Class C Shares  20,469,495  18,091,685 
Class I Shares  525,445,826  261,322,938 
Dividends reinvested:     
Class A Shares  2,171,341  6,416,663 
Class C Shares    103,766 
Class I Shares  3,320,567  2,545,548 
Cost of shares redeemed:     
Class A Shares  (245,120,436)  (309,831,940) 
Class B Shares  (528,437)  (1,609,273) 
Class C Shares  (7,149,717)  (2,578,492) 
Class I Shares  (191,243,124)  (110,919,343) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     
from Capital Stock Transactions  312,197,040  79,499,078 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  537,155,769  207,429,490 
Net Assets ($):     
Beginning of Period  846,768,195  639,338,705 
End of Period  1,383,923,964  846,768,195 
Undistributed investment income—net  6,733,354  4,688,710 

 

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    Year Ended May 31, 
  2011  2010 
Capital Share Transactions:     
Class Aa     
Shares sold  16,429,614  19,960,983 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  165,795  568,853 
Shares redeemed  (19,311,491)  (27,678,728) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (2,716,082)  (7,148,892) 
Class Ba     
Shares sold  20,919  53,940 
Shares redeemed  (42,880)  (162,103) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (21,961)  (108,163) 
Class C     
Shares sold  1,642,262  1,652,785 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested    9,331 
Shares redeemed  (570,419)  (236,792) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  1,071,843  1,425,324 
Class I     
Shares sold  41,988,059  22,945,358 
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  252,407  224,277 
Shares redeemed  (14,847,589)  (9,452,635) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  27,392,877  13,717,000 

 

a  During the period ended May 31, 2011, 14,991 Class B shares representing $190,688, were automatically 
  converted to 14,395 Class A shares and during the period ended May 31, 2010, 62,531 Class B shares 
  representing $622,738 were automatically converted to 60,229 Class A shares. 
See notes to financial statements. 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated.All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

    Year Ended May 31,   
Class A Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  10.89  9.16  19.45  23.41  23.06 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—neta  .08  .09  .13  .17  .17 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  2.44  1.76  (6.63)  2.77  6.53 
Total from Investment Operations  2.52  1.85  (6.50)  2.94  6.70 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.05)  (.12)  (.34)  (.23)  (.11) 
Dividends from net realized           
gain on investments      (3.45)  (6.67)  (6.24) 
Total Distributions  (.05)  (.12)  (3.79)  (6.90)  (6.35) 
Net asset value, end of period  13.36  10.89  9.16  19.45  23.41 
Total Return (%)b  24.54  20.14  (26.58)  12.08  32.36 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  1.78  1.77  2.01  1.78  1.81 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  1.78  1.76  2.00  1.77  1.81 
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  .63  .79  1.28  .79  .75 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  68.19  70.17  58.57  52.37  49.56 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  586,912  508,118  492,958  907,634  1,138,916 

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Exclusive of sales charge. 
See notes to financial statements. 

 

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      Year Ended May 31,   
Class B Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  10.50  8.83  18.76  22.81  22.67 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income (loss)—neta  (.07)  .03  .05  (.02)  .02 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  2.36  1.64  (6.39)  2.68  6.36 
Total from Investment Operations  2.29  1.67  (6.34)  2.66  6.38 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net      (.14)  (.04)   
Dividends from net realized           
gain on investments      (3.45)  (6.67)  (6.24) 
Total Distributions      (3.59)  (6.71)  (6.24) 
Net asset value, end of period  12.79  10.50  8.83  18.76  22.81 
Total Return (%)b  23.22  18.91  (27.11)  11.07  31.36 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  2.78  2.71  2.79  2.65  2.55 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  2.78  2.71  2.78  2.64  2.55 
Ratio of net investment income           
(loss) to average net assets  (.59)  .32  .43  (.08)  .08 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  68.19  70.17  58.57  52.37  49.56 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  411  568  1,434  3,623  4,146 

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Exclusive of sales charge. 
See notes to financial statements. 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

    Year Ended May 31,   
Class C Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  10.70  9.06  18.80  22.89  22.72 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income (loss)—neta  (.02)  .01  .06  (.02)  .03 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  2.39  1.74  (6.35)  2.69  6.38 
Total from Investment Operations  2.37  1.75  (6.29)  2.67  6.41 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net    (.11)  (.00)b  (.09)   
Dividends from net realized           
gain on investments      (3.45)  (6.67)  (6.24) 
Total Distributions    (.11)  (3.45)  (6.76)  (6.24) 
Net asset value, end of period  13.07  10.70  9.06  18.80  22.89 
Total Return (%)c  23.54  19.25  (27.07)  11.05  31.43 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  2.56  2.56  2.73  2.66  2.52 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  2.56  2.56  2.72  2.65  2.52 
Ratio of net investment income           
(loss) to average net assets  (.12)  .09  .59  (.07)  .14 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  68.19  70.17  58.57  52.37  49.56 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  38,507  20,054  4,063  8,106  8,852 

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Amount represents less than $.01 per share. 
c  Exclusive of sales charge. 
See notes to financial statements. 

 

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    Year Ended May 31,   
Class I Shares  2011  2010  2009  2008a  2007 
Per Share Data ($):           
Net asset value, beginning of period  10.97  9.23  19.49  23.50  23.14 
Investment Operations:           
Investment income—netb  .11  .13  .18  .22  .39 
Net realized and unrealized           
gain (loss) on investments  2.46  1.75  (6.67)  2.76  6.41 
Total from Investment Operations  2.57  1.88  (6.49)  2.98  6.80 
Distributions:           
Dividends from investment income—net  (.09)  (.14)  (.32)  (.32)  (.20) 
Dividends from net realized           
gain on investments      (3.45)  (6.67)  (6.24) 
Total Distributions  (.09)  (.14)  (3.77)  (6.99)  (6.44) 
Net asset value, end of period  13.45  10.97  9.23  19.49  23.50 
Total Return (%)  24.90  20.30  (26.40)  12.19  32.78 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):           
Ratio of total expenses           
to average net assets  1.57  1.61  1.80  1.64  1.48 
Ratio of net expenses           
to average net assets  1.57  1.61  1.79  1.63  1.48 
Ratio of net investment income           
to average net assets  .83  1.12  1.58  1.01  1.79 
Portfolio Turnover Rate  68.19  70.17  58.57  52.37  49.56 
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  758,093  318,028  140,884  323,417  346,254 

 

a  Effective June 1, 2007, Class R shares were redesignated as Class I shares. 
b  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
See notes to financial statements. 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Emerging Markets Fund (the “fund”) is a separate non-diversified series of Dreyfus International Funds, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering two series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares. The fund is authorized to issue 100 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I. Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class B shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class B share redemptions made within six years of purchase and automatically convert to Class A shares after six years.The fund no longer offers Class B shares, except in connection with dividend reinvestment and permitted exchanges of Class B shares. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class I shares are sold at net asset value per share only to institutional investors. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authorita-

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tive U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications.The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available, are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value.When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Directors. Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Board of Directors, certain factors may be considered such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued at the forward rate.

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e. the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2011 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other  Level 3—   
  Level 1—  Significant  Significant   
  Unadjusted  Observable  Unobservable   
  Quoted Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:       
Equity Securities—       
Foreign  565,386,946  736,661,939††  10,362,155  1,312,411,040 
Mutual Funds/         
Exchange         
Traded Funds  35,273,034      35,273,034 
Other Financial         
Instruments:         
Forward Foreign         
Currency         
Exchange         
Contracts†††    976    976 

 

  See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. 
††  Securities classified as Level 2 at period end as the values were determined pursuant to the 
  fund’s fair valuation procedures. 
†††  Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation at period end. 

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

  Investments in Equity 
  Securities—Foreign ($) 
Balance as of 5/31/2010   
Realized gain (loss)   
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  3,840 
Net purchases (sales)   
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3††††  10,358,315 
Balance as of 5/31/2011  10,362,155 
The amount of total gains (losses) for the period   
included in earnings attributable to the change in   
unrealized gains (losses) relating to investments   
still held at 5/31/2011  3,840 
 
†††† Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the value at the date of transfer.The transfer into Level 3 
for the current period was due to the suspension of trading of a security. 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

In January 2010, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”. The portions of ASU No. 2010-06 which require reporting entities to prepare new disclosures surrounding amounts and reasons for significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements as well as inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3 have been adopted by the fund. No significant transfers between Level 1 or Level 2 fair value measurements occurred at May 31, 2011, other than those securities valued pursuant to the fund’s fair valuation policy. The remaining portion of ASU No. 2010-06 requires reporting entities to make new disclosures about information on purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements.These new and revised disclosures are required to be implemented for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this remaining portion of ASU No. 2010-06 may have on the fund’s financial statement disclosures.

In May 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)”. ASU No. 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between GAAP and IFRS. ASU No. 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition,ASU No. 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2

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fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

(b) Foreign currency transactions: The fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized on securities transactions between trade and settlement date and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments resulting from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency gains and losses on investments are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation restrictions on income and capital, and adverse political and economic

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls and delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the U.S.

(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by Dreyfus are defined as “affiliated” in the Act.

The fund may invest in shares of certain affiliated investment companies also advised or managed by Dreyfus. Investments in affiliated investment companies for the period ended May 31, 2011 were as follows:

Affiliated           
Investment  Value      Value  Net 
Company  5/31/2010 ($)  Purchases ($)  Sales ($)  5/31/2011 ($)  Assets (%) 
Dreyfus           
Institutional           
Preferred           
Plus Money           
Market Fund    460,000,000  436,000,000  24,000,000  1.7 

 

(e) Dividends to shareholders: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(f) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

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As of and during the period ended May 31, 2011, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four-year period ended May 31, 2011 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At May 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $6,733,354, undistributed capital gains $68,823,569 and unrealized appreciation $84,225,628.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended May 31, 2011 and May 31, 2010 were as follows: ordinary income $6,687,915 and $10,030,445, respectively.

During the period ended May 31, 2011, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for passive foreign investment companies, foreign currency gains and losses and foreign capital gains taxes, the fund decreased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $3,921 and increased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by the same amount. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commit-

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

ment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended May 31, 2011 was approximately $892,900, with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.22%.

NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of 1.25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

During the period ended May 31, 2011, the Distributor retained $61,983 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares and $394 and $19,215 from CDSCs on redemptions of the fund’s Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor for distributing their shares at an annual rate of .75% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. During the period ended May 31, 2011, Class B and Class C shares were charged $4,473 and $235,950, respectively, pursuant to the Plan.

(c) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, Class A, Class B and Class C shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of their average daily net assets for the provision of certain services.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or other industry professional) in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended May 31, 2011, Class A, Class B and Class C

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shares were charged $1,460,980, $1,491 and $78,650, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended May 31, 2011, the fund was charged $182,753 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund has arrangements with the custodian and cash management bank whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody and cash management fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended May 31, 2011, the fund was charged $21,945 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $1,240.

The fund also compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended May 31, 2011, the fund was charged $1,485,937 pursuant to the custody agreement.

During the period ended May 31, 2011, the fund was charged $6,387 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $1,452,235, Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees $24,495, shareholder services plan fees $131,942, custodian fees $311,526, chief compliance officer fees $3,006 and transfer agency per account fees $34,550.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(d) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

(e) A 2% redemption fee is charged and retained by the fund on certain shares redeemed within sixty days following the date of issuance, including redemptions made through the use of the fund’s exchange privilege. During the period ended May 31, 2011, redemption fees charged and retained by the fund amounted to $374,067.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and forward contracts, during the period ended May 31, 2011, amounted to $1,075,709,441 and $798,436,266, respectively.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates.With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed.The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized gain or loss which occurred during the period is reflected in the Statement of Operations.The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments.

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The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract.The following summarizes open forward contracts at May 31, 2011:

  Foreign       
Forward Foreign Currency  Currency      Unrealized 
Exchange Contracts  Amount  Cost ($)  Value ($)  Appreciation ($) 
Purchases:         
Polish Zloty,         
expiring 6/1/2011  1,158,758  421,374  422,350  976 

 

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended May 31, 2011:

                                                     
  Average Market Value ($) 
Forward contracts  2,126,743 

 

At May 31, 2011, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,263,725,896; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $83,958,178, consisting of $169,065,211 gross unrealized appreciation and $85,107,033 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED 
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

 

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Dreyfus Emerging Markets Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, of Dreyfus Emerging Markets Fund (one of the series comprising Dreyfus International Funds, Inc.) as of May 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and financial highlights for each of the years indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.Accordingly, we express no such opinion.An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and others.We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dreyfus Emerging Markets Fund at May 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the indicated years, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
July 26, 2011

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund elects to provide each shareholder with their portion of the fund’s foreign taxes paid and the income sourced from foreign countries.Accordingly, the fund hereby makes the following designations regarding its fiscal year ended May 31, 2011:

—the total amount of taxes paid to foreign countries was $3,639,163.

—the total amount of income sourced from foreign countries was $32,874,104.

As required by federal tax law rules, shareholders will receive notification of their proportionate share of foreign taxes paid and foreign sourced income for the 2011 calendar year with Form 1099-DIV which will be mailed in early 2012. Also, certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and GrowthTax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Of the distributions paid during the fiscal year, $6,687,915 represents the maximum amount that may be considered qualified dividend income.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE 
FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) 

 

At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on March 1, 2011, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Management Agreement pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). The Board members, none of whom are “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of Dreyfus. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below.The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.

Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board members considered information previously provided to them in presentations from representatives of Dreyfus regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the Dreyfus fund complex, and representatives of Dreyfus confirmed that there had been no material changes in this information. Dreyfus provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. Dreyfus also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the Dreyfus fund complex and Dreyfus’ corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each distribution channel, including the distribution channel(s) for the fund.

The Board members also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that Dreyfus also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements.The Board members also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting, and compliance infrastructures.The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.

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Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board members reviewed reports prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data, which included information comparing (1) the fund’s performance with the performance of a group of comparable funds (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Performance Universe”), all for various periods ended December 31st, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of a group of comparable funds (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Lipper as of December 31st. Dreyfus previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Lipper used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.

Dreyfus representatives stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds.They also noted that performance generally should be considered over longer periods of time, although it is possible that long-term performance can be adversely affected by even one period of significant underperformance so that a single investment decision or theme has the ability to affect disproportionately long term perfor-mance.The Board members discussed the results of the comparisons and noted that the fund’s total return performance was variously above and below the Performance Group and Performance Universe medians, including some periods in the first quartile. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.

The Board members also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons.They noted that the fund’s contractual management fee was above the Expense

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S 
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

Group median, the fund’s actual management fee was above the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians and the fund’s total expenses were below the Expense Group and Expense Universe medians.

Representatives of Dreyfus reviewed with the Board members the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by Dreyfus that are in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to Dreyfus or the Dreyfus-affiliated primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients.They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors.The Board members considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus’ representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not unreasonable, given the services rendered and service levels provided by Dreyfus.The Board previously had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding Dreyfus’ approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire Dreyfus fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.

The Board’s counsel stated that the Board members should consider the profitability analysis (1) as part of their evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreement bear a reasonable relationship to the mix of services provided by Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such

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services, and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Dreyfus representatives noted that, as a result of shared and allocated costs among funds in the Dreyfus funds complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level. The Board members also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus from acting as investment adviser and noted the soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.

At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal of the Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.

  • The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Dreyfus are adequate and appropriate.

  • The Board was satisfied with the fund’s overall performance.

  • The Board concluded that the fee paid to Dreyfus was reasonable in light of the considerations described above.

  • The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S 
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

The Board members considered these conclusions and determinations, along with information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year. In addition, it should be noted that the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for this fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of prior or similar agreements during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board members and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board members’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the same or similar arrangements in prior years. The Board members determined that renewal of the Agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

BRADLEY J. SKAPYAK, President since January 2010.

Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Manager since June 2009. From April 2003 to June 2009, Mr. Skapyak was the head of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager. He is an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 170 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1988.

MICHAEL A. ROSENBERG, Vice President and Secretary since August 2005.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1991.

KIESHA ASTWOOD, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 38 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since July 1995.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

KATHLEEN DENICHOLAS, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 36 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 2001.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

M. CRISTINA MEISER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since January 2010.

Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 41 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since August 2001.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 59 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director – Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008.

Senior Accounting Manager – Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since September 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 42 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager – Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 195 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

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JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (77 investment companies, comprised of 195 portfolios). From November 2001 through March 2004, Mr. Connolly was first Vice-President, Mutual Fund Servicing for Mellon Global Securities Services. In that capacity, Mr. Connolly was responsible for managing Mellon’s Custody, Fund Accounting and Fund Administration services to third-party mutual fund clients. He is 54 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

STEPHEN J. STOREN, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since May 2011.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Distributor, and the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 191 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 56 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 1999.

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NOTES





 

Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $-0- in 2010 and $-0- in 2011. 

 

(d)  All Other Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $-0- in 2010 and $764 in 2011. These services consisted of a review of the Registrant's anti-money laundering program.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (c) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee, were  $-0- in 2010 and $-0- in 2011. 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Registrant's Audit Committee has established policies and procedures (the "Policy") for pre-approval (within specified fee limits) of the Auditor's engagements for non-audit services to the Registrant and Service Affiliates without specific case-by-case consideration. The pre-approved services in the Policy can include pre-approved audit services, pre-approved audit-related services, pre-approved tax services and pre-approved all other services.  Pre-approval considerations include whether the proposed services are compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.  Pre-approvals pursuant to the Policy are considered annually.

(e)(2) Note: None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4 were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) None of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal account's full-time, permanent employees.

Non-Audit Fees. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $28,017,293 in 2010 and $19,526,919 in 2011. 

 

Auditor Independence. The Registrant's Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.

 

Item 5.                        Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 6.                        Investments.

(a)                    Not applicable.

Item 7.            Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management            Investment Companies.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

 


 

 

Item 8.                        Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY, beginning with reports for periods ended on and after December 31, 2005]

Item 9.                        Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and             Affiliated Purchasers.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 10.          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.

Item 11.          Controls and Procedures.

(a)        The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)        There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 

Item 12.          Exhibits.

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(a)(2)   Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3)   Not applicable.

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dreyfus International Funds, Inc.

By:       /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

            Bradley J. Skapyak,

            President

 

Date:

July 25, 2011

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:       /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak  

            Bradley J. Skapyak,

            President

 

Date:

July 25, 2011

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels,

            Treasurer

 

Date:

July 25, 2011

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(a)(2)   Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.CERT)

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.906CERT)